I like KD's list of "how I'm going to do this"...inspiring. Mine has just been cutting back on what I eat, and cutting out soda (just water, nonfat milk (not too much), and Fresca (hooray for 0-cal sodas that don't taste like death!).

I need to start some form of exercise...what sort of Martial arts training would be good for someone with a surgically replaced ACL?

I like KD's list of "how I'm going to do this"...inspiring. Mine has just been cutting back on what I eat, and cutting out soda (just water, nonfat milk (not too much), and Fresca (hooray for 0-cal sodas that don't taste like death!).

I need to start some form of exercise...what sort of Martial arts training would be good for someone with a surgically replaced ACL?

Thanks! As far as martial arts goes I'd think that Tai Chi would be good. It is a bit slower but can be ramped up if you need to 'use it'. It is also lower pressure on ankles and knees. Best bet? Go try something out for a week - should be free. I'd probably avoid Tae Kwon Do for a few reasons, but most importantly the stress on your ACL.

The part of me that still thinks I'm a skinny teenager really wants to find a place that teaches capoiera, but when I was in rehab for my knee there was a guy there who was in college (young kid, not old fat guy) who had screwed up his knee doing that, so probably not the best idea for me.

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Thanks for setting that up for us, by the way. I wish more participants used it: It's nice to see everyone at one glance.

I told myself I'd finally get an exercise in tonight...but I'm itching to dig into the new Advance Wars. I really need a stationary bike or something so I can work up a sweat while gaming. If someone was smart they'd design a gaming system that goes into standby mode if you stop pedalling fast enough.

Thanks for setting that up for us, by the way. I wish more participants used it: It's nice to see everyone at one glance.

I told myself I'd finally get an exercise in tonight...but I'm itching to dig into the new Advance Wars. I really need a stationary bike or something so I can work up a sweat while gaming. If someone was smart they'd design a gaming system that goes into standby mode if you stop pedalling fast enough.

They do have those racing games that are hooked up to a bike where basically the faster you pedal the faster you go.

Thanks for setting that up for us, by the way. I wish more participants used it: It's nice to see everyone at one glance.

I told myself I'd finally get an exercise in tonight...but I'm itching to dig into the new Advance Wars. I really need a stationary bike or something so I can work up a sweat while gaming. If someone was smart they'd design a gaming system that goes into standby mode if you stop pedalling fast enough.

They do have those racing games that are hooked up to a bike where basically the faster you pedal the faster you go.

Well, thus far this week I'm on track - last week and this week thus far I hit class 5 days for at least an hour and a half. I've also tried to put an apple between meals to ensure my metabolism continues to move as much as possible. I've also managed to dodge the Friday donut nonsense as well as any other treats. I'm really tryin here...

Well, thus far this week I'm on track - last week and this week thus far I hit class 5 days for at least an hour and a half. I've also tried to put an apple between meals to ensure my metabolism continues to move as much as possible. I've also managed to dodge the Friday donut nonsense as well as any other treats. I'm really tryin here...

Speaking of cookies, our HR lady was actually baking chocolate-chip cookies in the office yesterday and it made the whole building smell good all day. It was sooo hard to pass those up, but I did.

My hard part isn't the week, where I'm at work for 10+ hours a day and eating normally, but on the weekends I tend to just eat crap all day long if I'm at home and that tanks me hard. Pizza, chips, chocolate, whatever. When I'm bored I easily fall victim to cravings. I think I need to work 7 days a week or something.

Well I'm with a running group and we're all training for this half-marathon. It was pretty slow but I'm not sure exactly how long. Over 1:30 I think. They try to keep us to a 10 minute mile pace but we don't always stay there.

Anyone know of a good stopwatch/timer? I'm going by a pretty specific running plan from coolrunning.com and I need a timer that will automatically switch between different amounts of time before beeping. Something like 3 minutes, 1 minute, then 3 minutes again, etc... When I run, I still need to stay focused on the running since it's still a struggle, having to check when part of my run is up throws me off.

Anyone know of a good stopwatch/timer? I'm going by a pretty specific running plan from coolrunning.com and I need a timer that will automatically switch between different amounts of time before beeping. Something like 3 minutes, 1 minute, then 3 minutes again, etc... When I run, I still need to stay focused on the running since it's still a struggle, having to check when part of my run is up throws me off.

No clue here. I just used a regular wristwatch and just checked it frequently when I started out. I started with walking 4 minutes and running 1 minute and worked my way up from there.

*sigh* I'm not sure what to make of this. Sure, I was sick and missed two days of class (out of four) but somehow I gained 1.8 lbs? The only thing I can think of is that we did a lot of strength training on those days and I somehow picked up a bit more muscle mass. Either way, I'm not happy.

Anyone know of a good stopwatch/timer? I'm going by a pretty specific running plan from coolrunning.com and I need a timer that will automatically switch between different amounts of time before beeping. Something like 3 minutes, 1 minute, then 3 minutes again, etc... When I run, I still need to stay focused on the running since it's still a struggle, having to check when part of my run is up throws me off.

When I did Couch to 5k I just used a plain jane cheapo stopwatch. I don't know if you're resetting your stopwatch each time you hit the segment time, but I just started at the beginning left it running the whole time. I just knew that at 1:00 it was time to walk, 4:00 it was time to run, 5:00 I could walk again, etc. Different strokes, I know, but when I did it it actually helped encourage me to have to keep looking at my time. It helped let me have an end in sight to my run segments.

Another thing you might want to try is to go by distance rather than speed. Use the satellite view and route plotter in Google Earth or mapmyrun.com and plot out your running course. You can figure out that the 2nd tree after X street is where you can walk, or that the blue house after the bend is where it's time to run again. That way you don't have to look at your watch at all, plus you have visible goals to try and make it to.

I could have sworn I signed up for this.Any way as part of the challenge I have joined a Kickboxing\Karate class for adults, I am 2 weeks in now and it is alot more physically challenging than I remember as a kid. Anyway the work out and "conditioning" have been pushing me beyond my limits, if I was to do this at home (workout) I would never get as much as Iam being pushed in that class. I will Weigh in this weekend to see If I lost anything

I could have sworn I signed up for this.Any way as part of the challenge I have joined a Kickboxing\Karate class for adults, I am 2 weeks in now and it is alot more physically challenging than I remember as a kid. Anyway the work out and "conditioning" have been pushing me beyond my limits, if I was to do this at home (workout) I would never get as much as Iam being pushed in that class. I will Weigh in this weekend to see If I lost anything